Issue No 92, May 16-22, 2004 | ISSN:1684-2057 | satribune.com
USAID's
$14 Million Going Into Selected Pockets of Government
Cronies
What
Went So Wrong With Vajpayee's Lotus Eating Brigade
Darkness
Has Passed, But Is It a New Dawn?
Musharraf
Himself Phoned Threats to ARY TV
Shahbaz
Emerges as a Huge Winner
Musharraf's Newly Created Mr. Braveheart
Unarmed Democracy Against a Fascist Face
Pak
Parliament Turned into Kids Debating Club
The
Horror Movie of Shahbaz: Frame by Frame
Islamabad
Back Into Money Making Mode
Why
Vajpayee Failed To Fool the Poor
Congress
Faces Huge Foreign Policy Tasks
Rahul,
Priyanka Gave Congress Fresh Air
When
All Political Pundits Failed, We Had a Winner
Pakistan's
One Step Forward, Two Backwards
Army's
Political System Putting Pakistan to Sleep
A
Former ISI Chief Attacks Army Strategy
Army
is More Responsible For Pak Political Mess
Indian
SC Warned: Judge Thyself, Mr Judge
Pakistan's
Uneasy Role in Terror War
The
Himalayan Hypocrisy & Pakistan's Future
Vajpayee Exit Must Worry Musharraf
Dear Readers:
The stunning defeat of BJP and PM Vajpayee in the Indian elections followed by a very dignified and effortless exit, coupled with the current power transfer, has left the entire world simply speechless. Can democracy be so perfect in a Third World country with millions of poor and illiterate voters? Why democracy can’t succeed in other places then, everyone is asking. There is nothing wrong with the system, they argue. Then it is the crookedness of those who are running the system that impedes democracy.
For Pakistan Vajpayee’s ouster is a big boost as it gives hopes to the people they can vote a government out and bring a new one. Indian democracy has certainly shown the way for freedom-lovers everywhere. Certainly the Generals in Pakistan will be worried.
While we cover the Indian elections and the return and deportation of Shahbaz Sharif, a special report on a $14 million USAID project takes center stage.
Take Care
Shaheen Sehbai
